The Northern Land Council was raided by National Anti-Corruption Commission earlier this week, one of two Territory land councils to be raided by the federal watchdog across three days.
Driver involved in Berry Springs car crash dies in hospital
A woman involved in a single vehicle car crash at the entrance to a caravan park in Berry Springs last week has died from injuries sustained in the incident, sparking a police investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
Bill lowering age of criminal responsibility to 10 passes Parliament
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said she will not be sacking public servants, when asked by the Opposition about how she was going to fund election promises with the $11 billion debt Labor created, and while the bill lowering the age of criminal responsibility passed Parliament, the government said it had not yet seen a report evaluating the impact of raising the age of criminal responsibility.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for October 21
Today’s national news includes ABF arresting a man for alleged import of date-rape drugs, LNP members slammed for misrepresenting their position on abortion, Vietnam and Australia aiming for a bilateral trade goal of US$20 billion, and buyer interest strong enough to offset significant rate hikes.
Assistant ministers will not be paid extra chief minister says
The eight assistant ministers announced for the CLP Government will not be paid extra for their assistant ministerial work, Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said.
Qantas Darwin to Singapore service to start in March
Qantas will be using an Airbus A220 to fly a new route between Darwin and Singapore but the start of the service has been pushed back until the end of March.
Changes to bail and weapons search laws pass Parliament
The first of a raft of legislative changes promised by the government has been passed by the Legislative Assembly. Legislation providing for a presumption against bail for serious violent offenders and giving police the power to search people for weapons with metal detectors in any public place was approved after the government used its numbers to prevent referral of the bills to the Legislation Scrutiny Committee.
Anindilyakwa Land Council raided by National Anti-Corruption Commission: sources
The Anindilyakwa Land Council’s offices have been raided by the National Anti-Corruption Commission, multiple sources have told the NT Independent, with the commission confirming it was conducting an operation on Groote Eylandt on Wednesday.
Police to use spit hoods on children in watch houses again
The Finocchiaro Government will reintroduce the use of spit hoods on children in police watch houses, Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has said.
Government refuses to put crime bills before legislation scrutiny committee
The Finocchiaro Government stopped its crime legislation being reviewed by the newly re-established scrutiny committee, instead pushing on to have its five amendment bills dealt with on urgency over the next two weeks, but some members told the Parliament they had only seen one of the five pieces of legislation.
Application for eight-storey residential tower in Larrakeyah
A development application for the construction of an eight-storey residential tower in Larrakeyah, on the site of an old elevated house, has been lodged with the Development Consent Authority.
Legislation scrutiny committee reinstated, five bills to be introduced
The Finocchiaro Government will re-establish a legislation scrutiny committee despite declaring as late as Friday that it would not, while it also plans to introduce amendments to five different pieces of legislation into Parliament over the next five days.